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Updated: 11:44 AM CDT May 23, 2020

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WE WILL LOOK AT THAT, COMING UP, AND JUST A LITTLE BIT. KELLY: ALL RIGHT, KATIE, THANK YOU. WELL, YOUTH SPORTS IN KANSAS OFFICIALLY BEGIN THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. FRIDAY THE STATE ENTERED PHASE TWO OF ITS REOPEN PLAN. KMBC 9’S BRIAN JOHNSON REPORTS ON THE ADDED PRECAUTIONS AS PLAYERS TAKE THE FIELD. JAMIE: DOWN. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE WE PLAYED. GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE. BRIAN: FOR YOUTH IN TEAM SPORTS, IT’S TIME TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. AT THE OLATHE GIRLS SOFTBALL FIELDS, TEAMS ARE PRACTICING. MANY COMPETITION GAMES ARE SCHEDULED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. JAMIE: THIS IS WHAT KIDS ARE MADE TO DO, AND WE’RE EXCITED TO GET BACK ON THE FIELD, WITH ALL THE NEW GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE. DELANEY: I’M GLAD THAT WE GOT A CHANCE TO PLAY. BRIAN: THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS SEASON. JAMIE: WE WILL PROBABLY LEARN AS WE GO. BRIAN: THERE ARE NO HIGH-FIVES, FEWER SPECTATORS, AND LESS SHARED EQUIPMENT. JAMIE: WE ARE BRINGING BLEACHERS DOWN, SO YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR. BRIAN: THERE’S MORE SOCIAL DISTANCING. TORI: GIVE YOURSELF SPACE IN BETWEEN EACH GIRL. BRIAN: MORE CLEANING AND SANITIZING. TORI: NO SUN FLOWER SEEDS. THAT’S THE ONE NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT. IT SEEMS SILLY BUT AT THE SAME TIME, ANYTHING THAT’S BEING SPIT FROM YOUR MOUTH, NOT A GREAT IDEA RIGHT NOW. BRIAN: TORI BLAKE OF MIDWEST SPORTS PRODUCTIONS SAYS THE 15-PERSON LIMIT DOESN’T COME INTO PLAY, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DISTANCED ON THE FIELD. BUT EVERYONE MUST RESPECT THE RULES. MISSY: WE’RE ALL KIND OF IN THIS TOGETHER. AND IF WE RESPECT IT AND LOOK AT IT AS A PRIVILEGE, THEN HOPEFULLY THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO IT. BRIAN: ATHLETES ARE ALL FOR IT. MANY HAVEN’T BEEN ON A FIELD SINCE JANUARY. MOLLY: SOFTBALL IS KIND OF MY LIFE, AND I GUESS JUST KIND OF GETTING TO PLAY WITH THE SENIORS THIS YEAR WHO OBVIOUSLY DIDN’T HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL SEASON. BRIAN: IT MEANS EVERYTHING. DELANEY: IT’S VERY EXCITING THAT I GET TO SEE MY FRIENDS. TORI: PLAYING, IT’S A PRIVILEGE , NOT A RIGHT. AND SO WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND DO IT RESPONSIBLY. BRIAN: IN JOHNSON COUNTY. >> GO ALL THE WAY HOME. GO DELANEY. BRIAN: BRIAN JOHNSON, KMBC 9 NEWS. KELEIGH: MIDWEST SPORTS PRODUCTIONS WILL HOST THE FIRST GAMES OF THE SEASON ON JUNE 5. ABOUT 300 TEAMS PLAYING AT FOUR DIFFERENT VENUES. NORMALLY SUMMER BASEBALL AND FAST PITCH ENDS IN JULY. THIS YEAR, THEY WILL END IN AUGUST. HERE ARE THE OTHER THINGS INCLUDED IN THE MODIFIED PHASE 2. STATE-OWNED CASINOS, BOWLING ALLEYS, AND MOVIE THEATERS CAN OPEN. GATHERINGS OF 15 OR FEWER PEOPLE ARE ALSO ALLOWED NOW. BUT THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT AREN’T ALLOWED TO OPEN. BARS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, FESTIVALS, AND LARGE SUMMER CAMPS REMAIN CLOSED. PHASE 3 COULD START JUNE 8, BUT GOVERNOR KELLY HAS ALREADY SAID THAT DATE COULD GET PUSHED BACK. THE TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL IN KANSAS SAYS JUST BECAUSE MORE BUSINESSES ARE REOPENING DOESN’T MEAN WE SHOULD RELAX OUR EFFORTS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. HE SAYS WEARING A MASK IS ONE OF -- IS CRUCIAL. DR. NORMAN: THERE’S A LOT OF DISPUTE ABOUT MASKS, BUT ONE THING PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER IS WHEN YOU ARE OUTSIDE WITHOUT A MASK, YOU DON’T NECESSARILY CONTROL YOUR WORLD. YOU DON’T CONTROL WHO’S GOING TO BE ON THE ELEVATOR WITH YOU AND COUGH OR SNEEZE. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CONTROL, AND ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THAT IS TO WEAR A MASK. KELEIGH: ON THE MISSOURI SIDE, SWIMMING POOLS AND SPRAY PARKS WILL NOT BE OPENING THIS SUMMER. OFFICIALS WITH THE KC PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT SAY IT’S THE BEST DECISION FOR THE COMMUNITY. IN KANSAS, OVERLAND PARK, PRAIRIE VILLAGE, AND ROELAND PARK HAVE ALL MADE THE SAME DECISION -- TO KEEP PUBLIC POOLS CLOSED. KANSAS IS REPORTING 419 NEW CASES AND SEVEN NEW DEATHS IN ITS FIRST UPDATE SINCE WEDNESDAY. HEALTH OFFICIALS HAD WARNED WE WOULD SEE HIGHER NUMBERS AS MORE TESTING BECOMES AVAILABLE AND COUNTIES CATCH UP IN REPORTING. TWO SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES, FORD AND FINNEY, HAVE THE MOST CASES IN THE STATE. BOTH HAVE REPORTED OUTBREAKS AT MEATPACKING FACILITIES. MISSOURI IS REPORTING 218 NEW CASES AND 10 NEW DEATHS. THE STATE IS REPORTING LIVING FACILITY OUTBREAKS IN JACKSON, CASS, CLAY, AND PLATTE COUNTIES. WELL SUPPORTERS OF EXPANDING , MEDICAID IN KANSAS ARE UNHAPPY THIS MORNING. THAT’S BECAUSE THE PLAN TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM WAS UNEXPECTEDLY DEFEATED DURING THAT LONG, 24-HOUR FINAL DAY OF THE LEGISLATURE. THEY SAY SOME REPUBLICANS LET EXPANSION GET LINKED TO A PUSH TO RESTORE SOME KANSAS ABORTION RESTRICTIONS. ACTIVIST REVEREND SARAH OGLESBY OF TOPEKA SAYS THEY’RE IGNORING THE WILL OF THE CITIZENS AND HOPES THEY PAY FOR IT. REV. OGLESBY: WHO DO THEY THINK CITIZENS ACTUALLY ARE IN KANSAS? APPARENTLY, MANY, MANY, MANY OF US DON’T COUNTY IN THEIR EYES. AND I HOPE WE PROVE THEM WRONG IN NOVEMBER. KELEIGH: MEDICAID EXPANSION IS ON THE BALLOT IN MISSOURI THIS YEAR. THE VOTE WILL EITHER BE IN AUGUST OR NOVEMBER. THAT CHOICE

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Hair stylist worked eight days with COVID-19 symptoms at Springfield Great Clips location

A Springfield hairstylist served 84 clients over eight days while experiencing symptoms of coronavirus, health officials say. Clay Goddard, director of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, said in a news briefing Friday that the stylist worked from May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20 at a Great Clips. All of the stylist’s clients wore masks and will be tested, as will the stylist's coworkers, the Springfield News-Leader reports. The announcement came just days after city officials announced plans to relax even more distancing requirements and about a week after the health department started seeing an influx of new travel-related infections.Goddard said health officials still had enough capacity to pinpoint the origin of infections and potential spread, although that could change.“We can’t make this a regular habit or our capability as a community will be strained and we will have to re-evaluate what things look like going forward," he said. The state health department on Friday reported 218 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 11,558 since the pandemic began. That was the largest one-day total since 319 cases were reported on May 1. Ten new deaths brought that total to 671.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) —

A Springfield hairstylist served 84 clients over eight days while experiencing symptoms of coronavirus, health officials say.

Clay Goddard, director of the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, said in a news briefing Friday that the stylist worked from May 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20 at a Great Clips. All of the stylist’s clients wore masks and will be tested, as will the stylist's coworkers, the Springfield News-Leader reports.

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The announcement came just days after city officials announced plans to relax even more distancing requirements and about a week after the health department started seeing an influx of new travel-related infections.

Goddard said health officials still had enough capacity to pinpoint the origin of infections and potential spread, although that could change.

“We can’t make this a regular habit or our capability as a community will be strained and we will have to re-evaluate what things look like going forward," he said.

The state health department on Friday reported 218 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total to 11,558 since the pandemic began. That was the largest one-day total since 319 cases were reported on May 1. Ten new deaths brought that total to 671.